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NYSCI, along with partners at Binghamton University, The Network Science Center at West Point, and University of Oxford, is proud to announce the publication of a groundbreaking document: Network Literacy: Essential Concepts and Core Ideas.

JOB DESCRIPTION Position Title: Maker Space Coordinator Department: Education Services Reports to: Manager of Creative Making and Learning FLSA Status: Exempt (Professional) Background: New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) is New York City’s only hands-on science and technology center, with a mission…

Bring NYSCI to your school or district-wide event for a Big Science Day. Each Big Science Day includes six STEM-related, floor or tabletop activities facilitated by NYSCI staff for rotating groups of up to 300 – 400 participants. All activity materials are provided. Fee: $5,000…

High school students participating in the fifth year of the NSF-funded program Network Science for the Next Generation, also known as NetSci High, recently returned from an intensive 10-day workshop at Boston University. The goal of NetSci High is to immerse high school students and…

SciPlay is seeking middle school science teachers for their Summer Institute. The Sara Lee Schupf Family Center for Play, Science and Technology (SciPlay) is part of NYSCI’s overall mission of transforming science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning in the 21st century. SciPlay’s goal is to…

Fifteen teaching residents were tinkering at Design Lab today as part of a program called MASTER – Math and Science Teacher Residency Program. MASTER is a collaboration between NYSCI, Hunter College, and New Visions for Public Schools and is funded by the National Science Foundation….

The SciPlay Physics Noticing Tools allow kids to notice the physics in their everyday life. The tools were designed for students and teachers in NYC to learn more about middle school physics. First, kids capture video of themselves in a performance, sport, play activity, or…

In late May, 20 high school students spent a Saturday at NYSCI conducting hands-on activities for museum visitors. Activities included a self-inflating balloon, dry ice bubbles, elephant toothpaste and more. The event was part of an apprenticeship program with ExpandEd called Scientific Inquiry as a…

NYSCI has partnered with Hudson River Park to bring a free science festival to New York City residents. SUBMERGE! NYC Marine Science Festival is a daylong festival devoted to understanding our coastal waters. This inspiring day of interactive science will take place on the waterfront…

Leaning over a multitouch table, middle schoolers examine a digital underwater environment, shifting blocks across the screen and building lures to capture computerized fish. While the game introduces engineering principles and logic through an entertaining vehicle, the surface of the table is only half the…